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Top 24 Cinemas in Athens & Glyfada: Open-Air & Indoor
Watching a film under the stars with the Parthenon lit up behind the screen is one of the great Athens experiences. Here are the city's best open-air summer cinemas and the indoor cinemas that keep the lights down all year. Films are shown in their original language with Greek subtitles.
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Open-air cinemas 12
Athens' summer cinemas run from about May to October. They are now closed for the winter and reopen in spring 2027.
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The oldest in Athens
Aigli Zappeiou
The city's oldest open-air cinema, in the gardens beside the Zappeion Hall, where films have been shown since 1903. Around 400 seats under the trees, mainly new releases, with pizza and cocktails from the bar. Its season usually runs to the end of October; then it closes for the winter and reopens in spring 2027.
Zappeion GardensDetails View on map
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Sofas and deckchairs
Cine Anesis
A comfortable rooftop cinema with city views, sofas and deckchairs, showing blockbusters and new releases with subtitles, plus pizza, ice cream and cocktails. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
14 Kifisias AvenueDetails View on map
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Neighbourhood favourite
Cine Athinaia
A classic Kolonaki garden cinema hidden among apartment blocks, regularly rated one of the best summer cinemas in Athens, showing new releases in a relaxed, bougainvillea-framed courtyard. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
50 Charitos StreetDetails View on map
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Kolonaki classic
Cine Dexameni
A much-loved summer cinema on a leafy square on the slopes of Lycabettus, reached up whitewashed steps from Kolonaki, with festival winners, European and French films and the occasional blockbuster. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
Dexamenis SquareDetails View on map
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By the sea
Cine Flisvos
A big seaside summer cinema in Flisvos Park, next to the marina on the coast road, that hosts many of the summer's avant-premieres, with restaurants and a children's playground nearby. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
Flisvos Park, Palaio FaliroDetails View on map
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Retro charm
Cine Lila
A retro neighbourhood summer cinema in Patisia with a vintage entrance and a programme of films you often can't catch anywhere else in the city. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
115 Naxou StreetDetails View on map
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Leafy courtyard
Cine Panathinaia
A leafy courtyard cinema in Neapoli, below Strefi hill, with arthouse films and restored classics in a calm, local setting. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
165 Mavromichali StreetDetails View on map
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Rooftop in Plaka
Cine Paris
A rooftop garden cinema on Plaka's main street, founded in 1920 and now programmed by Cinobo, with the illuminated Acropolis rising behind the screen. New releases, restored classics and themed tributes; come before sunset for the view. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
22 Kydathineon StreetDetails View on map
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Garden cinema
Cine Riviera
A green garden cinema in Exarcheia with yellow chairs and a loyal following, known for tributes to great directors, restored classics and European and world cinema. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
46 Valtetsiou StreetDetails View on map
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Parthenon views
Cine Thisio
Athens' most famous summer cinema, on the pedestrian promenade below the Acropolis, open since 1935. From the back rows you watch the film with the floodlit Parthenon above the screen; CNN once named it one of the best cinemas in the world. First-run films in their original language with Greek subtitles; arrive early in high season. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
7 Apostolou Pavlou StreetDetails View on map
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1938 rooftop
Cine Vox
A rooftop cinema on Exarcheia Square, open since 1938, with city views and a mix of new releases and classics in a lively, student-heavy neighbourhood. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
82 Themistokleous StreetDetails View on map
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Classics and cult films
Zefyros
A cinephile's summer cinema in Ano Petralona that shows only reissues of classic films, from Hitchcock to Fellini, at some of the lowest prices in town, with homemade walnut pie and ice cream at the canteen. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
36 Troon StreetDetails View on map
Indoor cinemas 8
Open all year, from arthouse classics to IMAX.
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1930s arcade cinema
Astor
A single-screen cinema in a 1930s arcade off Stadiou Street, one of the oldest in the city, known for indie films, restorations and cult seasons. Open all year.
28 Stadiou Street (Korai Arcade)Details View on map
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Hand-painted posters
Athinaion
A classic cinema on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, famous for the giant hand-painted film posters on its façade, showing mainstream new releases. Open all year.
124 Vasilissis Sofias AvenueDetails View on map
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Arthouse revival
Cinobo Opera
A classic city-centre cinema revived by the distributor Cinobo, with carefully chosen arthouse and international films and many festival screenings, including the Athens International Film Festival. Open all year.
57 Akadimias StreetDetails View on map
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Family-run since the 1970s
Danaos
A family-run two-screen cinema on Kifisias Avenue, an Athens institution since the 1970s, showing quality new releases and festival films. Panormou metro is a short walk away. Open all year.
109 Kifisias AvenueDetails View on map
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Retrospectives
Greek Film Archive
The Greek Film Archive (Tainiothiki tis Ellados) has two indoor screens and an open-air screen at its Lais centre by Kerameikos, with retrospectives, restored classics, Greek cinema and festivals such as the Archaeological Film meeting. Open all year.
48 Iera Odos StreetDetails View on map
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Cinema bar
Mikrokosmos
An arthouse cinema with its own bar, near Koukaki, hosting retrospectives, guest Q&As and independent films from around the world. Open all year.
106 Syngrou AvenueDetails View on map
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Historic film centre
Trianon
A historic film centre near Pedion tou Areos park, with arthouse films, premieres and special screenings, and an open-air screen at the same address in summer. Open all year.
21 Kodrigktonos StreetDetails View on map
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IMAX and Gold Class
Village Cinemas The Mall Athens
The city's biggest multiplex, inside The Mall Athens in Marousi, with 14 screens including an IMAX auditorium, two Gold Class luxury screens and a Dolby Atmos screen. Hollywood blockbusters in English with Greek subtitles. Open all year.
35 Andrea Papandreou Street, The Mall AthensDetails View on map
Glyfada & the Riviera 4
Summer cinemas by the sea and Glyfada's all-year multiplex. The open-air cinemas are closed for the winter and reopen in spring 2027.
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Garden cinema since 1976
Akti Cinema
A small, cosy summer cinema surrounded by trees on a quiet side street in Vouliagmeni, screening films every night of the season since 1976, with Dolby sound and a garden bar. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
Theseos Street & Aiolou StreetDetails View on map
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Sofas and beanbags
Arian Urban Open Air Cinema
Glyfada's big summer cinema, tucked behind the Arian Arcade on Metaxa Street. First opened in 1959 and restored in 2018, it seats around 500 on sofas, beanbags and even beds under string lights, showing the season's blockbusters, with a well-stocked canteen. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
11 Angelou Metaxa StreetDetails View on map
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Since 1962
Marilena Cinema
A neighbourhood summer cinema in Ano Glyfada, first opened in 1962 and brought back to life in 2015 after sixteen years closed, showing new releases in a relaxed garden setting loved by local families. Closed for the winter; reopens in spring 2027.
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Open all year
Village Cinemas Glyfada
The southern suburbs' indoor cinema, in central Glyfada, with four screens, high-definition digital projection and 7.1 surround sound. New releases in their original language with Greek subtitles; screenings start from late afternoon. Open all year.
7 Zissimopoulou StreetDetails View on map
Open-air cinemas run from about May to October and close for the winter; indoor cinemas are open all year. Most films are shown in the original language with Greek subtitles, except children's films, which are often dubbed. Check programmes and times before you go.